Christian Annan

Eastern

Annan arrived in Hong Kong to continue his football career in 2005. He arrived at a time when most clubs in the First Division had already finished their foreign player signings, and so he joined Eastern, a Second Division club instead. With 14 goals in 11 matches, including a hat trick against Tai Po, Annan gained the attention of his then opponent. When Tai Po obtained their promotion status after the 2005–06 season, they signed Annan immediately.

Tai Po

Although he did not have the same impact in front of goal when compared to his time in the Second Division, Annan bagged 6 goals in 21 matches and became Tai Po's top scorer (along with defender Joel), helping the team avoid relegation. His performances were also thrown into the limelight with his selection into the Hong Kong League XI for the Lunar New Year Cup 2007. With only a brief appearance in the first match against Jamaica, Annan started the next match against Australia U-23, was fouled in the box, gaining a penalty for his team which ultimately tied the match (penalty scored by Keith Gumbs) in injury time. His contribution on Tai Po has been further rewarded: he was selected into the 2006–07 Squad of the Year in the Hong Kong Footballer Awards. In season 2007–08, Annan kept performing and being selected into the first squad of Hong Kong League XI for the Lunar New Year Cup 2008. He only dropped out of the final selection due to the overload of attacking players. He scored 7 goals in the…

On 12 February 2014, after residing in Hong Kong for more than 7 years, Annan was granted the HKSAR passport, making him eligible for the Hong Kong national football team. He made his international debut for Hong Kong in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Vietnam on 5 March 2014. He scored his first international goal for Hong Kong against Bhutan on 11 June 2015 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Club

As of 12 July 2017

International

As of 1 September 2016

As of 5 March 2014

Scores and results list Hong Kong's goal tally first.

Tai Po

Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2012–13 Hong Kong FA Cup: 2008–09 Kitchee

Hong Kong Premier League: 2014–15, 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division: 2013–14 Hong Kong FA Cup: 2014–15, 2017–18 Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2017–18 Hong Kong League Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16 Individual

Hong Kong Top Footballers: 2006–07